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Schizophrenia
Myths and Facts
Alternative Views
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What is the difference between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia? Provide one example of each.
Positive symptoms are the presence of a behaviour such as disorganized speech, hallucinations and delusions Negative symptoms are the deficits of functions such as apathy (avolition), alogia, anhedonia, flat affect, asociatliy
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People with Schizophrenia have split or multiple personalities?
Myth - schizophrenia comes from a Greek word that means "split mind" meaning someone suffers from split from reality
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What is Schizophrenia Paradox?
Schizophrenia has a high prevalence rate (1%) and a low fecundity rate
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What are the 3 categories of schizophrenia?
Disorganized schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia
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People with Schizophrenia must take a lot of medication in order to get better?
Myth - research supports that when people with schizophrenia are treated with a combination of anti-psychotic medication and psychosocial therapies they can, and do, get better
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What are 3 possible qualities of a Shaman?
Conduits of the spirit world, religions leaders, healers, perform rights of passage, perform rituals
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What is Schizophrenia?
A psychiatric disorder characterized by major disturbances in thought, emotion and behaviour
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It is more common for people with Schizophrenia to experience auditory hallucinations vs. any other type of hallucinations?
Fact- a fifth of people with schizophrenia have visual hallucinations, but hearing voices is much more common, occuring in 70% of people with schizophrenia
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What are 3 possible advantages of contact with the supernatural in a human group?
Morals, divination and morale
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Name 3 things that someone with schizophrenia may struggle with, or is at risk of, on a day to day basis?
Lack of employment, increased risk of homelessness, marital discord, impaired academic performance, daily activity, personal care, parenting and/or social relationships
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Are people with Schizophrenia dangerous?
Myth - people with Schizophrenia are at higher risk of hurting themselves them others
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What are 3 reasons people trepanned?
Headaches, psychological issues and epilepsy
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Name 4 possible theories of Schizophrenia?
Genetics, biochemical, brain, psychosocial stress, drug use
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People living with Schizophrenia have better outcome in developed countries
Fact - Based on World Health Organization study, people living with schizophrenia have a better prognosis in developing countries. Prognosis includes Global Assessment of Functioning, Disability Assessment Schedule, employment status and incident of psychosis episodes
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Can you think of any alternative perspectives on mental health that were not mentioned today?
Psychoanalytical model - person with schizophrenia acting according to subconscious motives. Example, "schizophrenia mother" Conspiratorial model – schizophrenia only a label used to suppress social deviants (not a real illness)